Day: January 6, 2020

Solution: Weekly Problem Practice For History Optional- 2020 [Ancient India: Week 6] Q.1 “There were regional varioations in the early style of SOuth Indian temple architecture.” Elaborate. [20 Marks] Ans: Early South Indian temple architecture styles had regional variations which can be seen in the Pallava, Chola and Pallava temple architectures. Pallava temple architecture Pallava kings […]

Weekly Problem Practice For History Optional- 2020 [Ancient India: Week 6] Q.1 Discuss the regional variations in the early style of South Indian temple architecture. [20 Marks] Q.2 With the help of literary and archaeological sources, critically evaluate the hypothesis that there was urban decay during c. 300-600 CE. [20 Marks] Q. 3 “Harsha, with […]

Solution: Weekly Problem Practice For History Optional- 2020 [Ancient India: Week 5] Q.1 How does numismatic evidence of the period reflect the political and economic outlook of the Kushanas? [15 Marks] Ans: Numismatics refer to ”the study of coins”. Coins are linked to monetary history and are also an important source for the political history […]

Weekly Problem Practice For History Optional- 2020 [Ancient India: Week 5] Q.1 How does numismatic evidence of the period reflect the political and economic outlook of the Kushanas? [15 Marks] Q.2 “Rome is being drained out of its gold by India”. Analyse Pliny’s perspective. [20 Marks] Q.3 How the early Buddhist Stupa art used folk […]